Abstract
~ sample of 408 specimens of the common toad, Bufo stomatleUS Lutken, was collected from March through December from the campus of the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad. About 75% of the toads carried food in their stomachs'
the average number of food items per stomach being 3.6. Ant;
(57%) and beetles (24%) were the main constituents of the diet
of the toad. Other constituents included, in order, of importan~e, armyworms .and. caterpillers (10.0%), bugs (4.9%),
snails (2.6%), termites (1.1%), spiders (0.6%), crickets and
grasshoppers (0.6%), millipedes (0.3%) and houseflies m.1o/c)
A few grains of wheat (0.5%) were also present. Ants and
beetles. were eaten throughout the study period, whereas consumption of other food items was restricted to particular
months or seasons.
